Walter J. Salmon Sr.

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Walter J. Salmon Sr.
Born
Walter J. Salomon

May 25, 1871
DiedDecember 25, 1953 (aged 82)
Mereworth Farm
Spouse(s)1) Elsie A. May (1884-1907)
2) Lois May (1887-1916)
3) Elizabeth J. Davy
ChildrenWalter Jr., Burton, Lois
RelativesFerdinand S. Salmon (brother)

Walter Joseph Salmon Sr. (1871 – December 25, 1953) was a

Thoroughbred horse racing whom The Blood-Horse magazine called "one of the leading breeder/owners of the 20th century."[2]

Born Walter J. Salomon, in his adult years he changed the spelling of his surname to Salmon.[3] On September 3, 1906, he married Elsie A. May.[4] A son, Walter J. Salmon Jr., was born on June 14, 1907, but twenty-three-year-old Elsie May Salomon died fifteen days later.[5] Walter Salmon then married Elsie's younger sister Lois, who would die on March 1, 1916, aged twenty-eight.[6] Just prior to his marriage to Elizabeth J. Davy of Rochester, New York, in early 1919 Salmon was elected President of the New Symphony Orchestra.[7]

Real estate

Walter Salmon built and owned a number of valuable properties in New York City including the 31-story

49th Street and Broadway.[8] According to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Walter Salmon's crowning achievement was the construction of 500 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, which was made a New York City Designated Landmark in 2010.[1]

Of importance in the business world,

fiduciary duties
to one another where a business opportunities arises during the course of the partnership.

Mereworth farm

Walter Salmon Sr. had been involved in the sport of Thoroughbred racing for a few years when he began to win consistently after he signed

Legacies of the Turf : A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders.[10]

Among his racing successes, Salmon owned

Alfred G. Vanderbilt II. Discovery became the maternal grandsire of Hall of Fame inductees Bold Ruler and Native Dancer.[13]

Walter Salmon also bred Sunglow, sire of Hall of Fame inductee

American Grand National and the English Grand National steeplechase races.[15]

Walter Salmon died on December 25, 1953, in New York City. He was buried in the Locust Valley Cemetery at Locust Valley on Long Island.

At the time of his death, Walter Salmon had bred more than 100 stakes winners.[16] His son, Walter Jr., would follow in his father's footsteps both in the real estate business and in Thoroughbred racing and breeding.

References

  1. ^ a b Klose, Olivia (December 14, 2010). "500 Fifth Avenue" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Bloodhorse.com - November 7, 2007
  3. ^ Loislaw Primary Law National
  4. ^ New York Times - September 4, 1906
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  7. ^ New York Times - March 26, 1919
  8. ^ New York Times - Jul 28, 1932
  9. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. ISBN 978-1-58150-102-5
  11. ^ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts
  12. ^ Atlanta Constitution - May 11, 1926
  13. ^ New York Times - August 13, 1937
  14. ^ Baltimore Sun - September 8, 1968
  15. ^ Daily Boston Globe - December 26, 1953
  16. ^ Mereworth Farm at Thoroughbred Heritage
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